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Philosophy Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics

edited by Joseph Boyle & Leonard Sumner

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
Dec 1996
Category
Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Biotechnology, Ethics, Medical Technology, Essays
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802071392
    Publish Date
    Dec 1996
    List Price
    $28.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442656123
    Publish Date
    Dec 1996
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

How should we attempt to resolve concrete bioethical problems? How are we to understand the role of bioethics in the health care system, government, and academe? This collection of original essays raises these and other questions about the nature of bioethics as a discipline. The contributors to the volume discuss various approaches to bioethical thinking and the political and institutional contexts of bioethics, addressing underlying concerns about the purposes of its practice. Included are extended analyses of such important issues as the conduct of clinical trials, euthanasia, justice in health care, the care of children, cosmetic surgery, and reproductive technologies.

About the authors

Joseph Boyle is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Principal of St. Michael's College, and a member fo the Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto.

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Leonard W. Sumner is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

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